Delta Apparel, Inc. (PPAI 188431) has opened a new distribution center in Chicago, Illinois. The new facility enables Greenville, South Carolina-based Delta Apparel to deliver orders to customers in the Midwest within one to two transit days.

“We look forward to servicing the Midwest more efficiently,” says Todd Scarborough, president of sales, marketing and merchandising at Delta Apparel. The Chicago distribution center is the sixth location from which Delta inventories and ships product, joining facilities in Santa Fe Springs, California; Cranbury, New Jersey; Clinton, Tennessee; Miramar, Florida; and Dallas, Texas.

The Chicago facility also makes it easy for local customers to pick up orders. After placing an order and allowing Delta Apparel a two-hour window to prepare it, the Chicago warehouse will then contact the customer and advise the shipment is ready for pick-up.